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Wednesday, June 9, 2021

From comedian, actor, rapper and screenwriter Ben Bailey Smith comes Something I Said - a blazingly funny, big-hearted story about family, friendship and how far one boy will go to get a laugh.  Enjoy this book trailer! <div class="mceNonEditable embeditem" data-emb...

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Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Blog by Hannah Groves I was thrilled to join the SLA earlier this year as their Marketing and Communications Officer. Reading has been a life-long love of mine, so I was immediately drawn to the SLA for the work the...

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Monday, May 31, 2021

We're sharing illustrated fiction in this episode of the ReadingZone Bookclub, with all the thrills and spills of some of our favourite authors and characters!

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Sunday, May 30, 2021

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Thursday, May 27, 2021

Waterstones has announced the shortlists for its Children's Book Prize. The shortlists are selected by its own booksellers across three categories: Illustrated Books, Younger Readers and Older Readers.</stron...

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Wednesday, May 26, 2021

In this video, author Anthea Simmons introduces her novel that explores how our actions in the UK can affect third world countries - and what each of us can do as individuals to campaign for change.

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Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Look out for the first trailers for the new Netflix series, Heartstopper, based on Alice Oseman's novel. Filming began this spring and is expected to finish in the summer, ready for an autumn launch.

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Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Look out for the first trailers for the new Netflix series, Heartstopper, based on Alice Oseman's novel. Filming began this spring and is expected to finish in the summer, ready for an autumn launch.

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